Stuck on Quick Drop

[JDMBEND]

By optimal lethality, I was mostly referring to bullet type and weight. Certainly not referring to barrel length as I own a 6cm with a 16.5” barrel.

 

[JDMBEND]

Example: A rifle that is hammer with Y barrel length and X load. Are you going to adjust barrel length/Load to get quick drop and forgo accuracy?

 

[alexnelon]

Example: A rifle that is hammer with Y barrel length and X load. Are you going to adjust barrel length/Load to get quick drop and forgo accuracy?

I get the idea but I’ve never had a barrel shoot better at 22” than 18”

It’s not really an issue.

 

[Nine Banger]

Reading this thread I am getting a very basic understanding of quick drop. What I am trying to wrap my head around is you all are essentially building your rifle and loads to utilize quick drop?

Yes.

So you are potentially compromising optimal lethality for quick drop?

No. You might lose a little lethal range out past 600 yards where most of us have no business shooting at animals unless they are huge.

There are some guys that are intentionally down-loading loads to match up with QD. I personally don’t like this method, but to each their own.

Y'all are still fixating on neutering. It works both ways.

Here are 3 examples from my own life:

1) 18" 6.5mm barrel. It has to be 6.5 PRC instead of a standard case to make quick drop with 147 ELD and 156 EOL. Just like that, I'm a magnum guy.

2) Goal was to send 200gr bullets and make quick drop with a 22" unthreaded factory 308 barrel already in hand. Testing shows the 308 chamber might need a 26" barrel (probably longer that that) to make quick drop with a heavy bullet. I bump it up to Sig Fury brass to make it, since regular 308 loads won't make it. Research shows it probably needs to be a little longer than 20" to make speed. I threaded the barrel without cutting it and it worked. Just like that, I have one long barrel rifle.

3) It would be nice to have a 223 that makes quick drop with heavy hunting bullets. I'm at sea level. The barrel would have to be 22". No thanks. I have tons of 6.5 creed once fired brass. 22 Creed it is.

Example: A rifle that is hammer with Y barrel length and X load. Are you going to adjust barrel length/Load to get quick drop and forgo accuracy?

This is getting into mythology about "loads and nodes" and too theoretical for something that won't play out in the real world.